I was just wondering if anyone knows anything about the laybor law regarding...the minimum days off per week? I was thought that every week ur supposed to get 2 days off...but at my work...i've been getting 1 days off...because of them not hiring more ppl. Hope someone can help out! thanks

Do employees get a day off each week?
Most employees are entitled to a rest period of not less than 24 consecutive hours each week. Domestic and residential care workers must receive at least 36 consecutive hours of rest, when they are not required to perform work, each week. Employees can choose not to take the day off if there is work available from the employer.

Lil'A said "I was just wondering if anyone knows anything about the laybor law regarding...the minimum days off per week? I was thought that every week ur supposed to get 2 days off...but at my work...i've been getting 1 days off...because of them not hiring more ppl. Hope someone can help out! thanks "

Depending on the job you are working it may go against you. I work in a seasonal job. We keep a small crew to save people's jobs in the winter. We encourage weekends and lots of overtime when needed. Banking OT is encouraged as when things slow over the winter it isn't uncommon to have various days off. Everybody in our industry understands that yea family time can suffer during the summer but it is nice when you do it right you can have months off in the winter fully paid. For us those that don't wish to help out the company are usually the first to the EI lineup. Sure it sucks but that is the nature of the business.

I don't believe there are any laws for this. My old job I used to work 12 days on and 2 days off (seasonal job). I was also generally working on average 12 hour days. I know one 2 week pay period I had 152 hours. The deal was that I would have 3 months off paid in the winter. It kind of backfired when I quit the job mid year, but it would have been ok had I made the winter.

wonderbyrd said "that came into place last year or so where you can not work more than 6 days in a row without a day off?? "

this is the case. In fact, it came into effect quite a few years ago - I'd say perhaps 5(?). I used to do scheduling as part of my work & had to be careful of that, even though people were willing . . .

Less than half of the jurisdictions in Canada establish a limit on the maximum hours that an employee can work for one employer in a week. Several impose limits (which range from ten to sixteen hours) on the maximum number of hours an employee is permitted to work for one employer in a day.[27] Although neither Manitoba nor Saskatchewan provide for limits on maximum hours of work, employees in both provinces are entitled to refuse to work hours in excess of the standard work week.[28] In Manitoba, officials of Department of Labour and Immigration have interpreted the statutory provision as allowing the parties to contract out of (or waive) the right to refuse.

wonderbyrd said "that came into place last year or so where you can not work more than 6 days in a row without a day off?? "

this is the case. In fact, it came into effect quite a few years ago - I'd say perhaps 5(?). I used to do scheduling as part of my work & had to be careful of that, even though people were willing . . . "

I remember hearing something saying that in order to be able to work more don't you have to give permission or something.

Butterflymbca said "there is no law that I know of stating minimum days off - not in this country anyway, but anything more than 40 hours in a week or 8 hours in a day is overtime at a rate of time and a half.

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at 4-Way Taxi. Shifts are 12 hours a day. The last 4 hours that SHOULD be overtime get bumped on your paystub to a day you didn't work.

Quite a few drivers there used to work 5 or 6 days a week, 12 hour shifts and not one got any overtime. I know I never saw any.

wonderbyrd said "that came into place last year or so where you can not work more than 6 days in a row without a day off?? "

this is the case. In fact, it came into effect quite a few years ago - I'd say perhaps 5(?). I used to do scheduling as part of my work & had to be careful of that, even though people were willing . . . "

I remember hearing something saying that in order to be able to work more don't you have to give permission or something. "

There's no legal way around this one: 6 days in a row is the max & then a day off. There are some businesses however that have an agreement with the labor board allowing for a variance to the "overtime after 8 hours worked". Some residential care facilities for example, make use of this, where they work 12 hour shifts.

i work i work i work or so it seems to me. I work months at a time some times with no day off, i work around the clock for days as well, i am provided 40 hrs/week of pay-max. I am a machine and is something i have become acustom to. I been doing this for years now and one day hope to get one of those two week holidays i hear about. I have thought of moving on but am comfortable with what i do because i do it well, and could'nt chance financial down time in a change over.

Butterflymbca said "there is no law that I know of stating minimum days off - not in this country anyway, but anything more than 40 hours in a week or 8 hours in a day is overtime at a rate of time and a half.

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although overtime is NOT manditory. Therefore, if you put in your 40 hours a week, you should not be working any more hours unless you agreed to do overtime.

(although it seems that I am); I just double checked in case something had changed & . . after the 6th day / shift, there must be a day of rest. The only exception is when a variance has been granted & for that, there has to be a reason - not just because it "suits". (Section 45 of the act & verbal confirmation). I'm sure that LOTS of people & employers scoot around this or don't know (or care) about it but if an employee ever gets fed up of it, there's a problem.

MDG said "(although it seems that I am); I just double checked in case something had changed & . . after the 6th day / shift, there must be a day of rest. The only exception is when a variance has been granted & for that, there has to be a reason - not just because it "suits". (Section 45 of the act & verbal confirmation). I'm sure that LOTS of people & employers scoot around this or don't know (or care) about it but if an employee ever gets fed up of it, there's a problem. "

Were you checking... the relevant statutes, or Genesis? Cause "after the sixth day, a day of rest" sounds oddly familiar!

MDG said "(although it seems that I am); I just double checked in case something had changed & . . after the 6th day / shift, there must be a day of rest. The only exception is when a variance has been granted & for that, there has to be a reason - not just because it "suits". (Section 45 of the act & verbal confirmation). I'm sure that LOTS of people & employers scoot around this or don't know (or care) about it but if an employee ever gets fed up of it, there's a problem. "

24 consecutie hours in a 7 day period which can be waived by the employee. We have just gotten 'used to' the two day off thing and have come to expect it.

that it depends on what industry you work in, for example Heavy Construction has their own set of labor laws and some things are different and don't apply, or apply in a different way. The industry that you are employed with makes a difference as well

Well personally i think it should be a law that your employer should be giving you two days off no matter what. yea were short staffed....but we just got 7 new ppl....and some of those girls are getting two days off...myself and the other girls i work with get one. yea were busy....but i personally think it should be required to have 2 days off. Thankfully im getting my holidays soon, but i feel bad for the girls. we don't get a thanks much....if we do its from one lady and shes not even the manager. all im saying is that i think it should be 2 days off period...no matter if your busy or not. thanks to all that replied.